{{short description|Scottish male curler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox curler | name = Jimmy Waddell | gender = M <!-- m, f --> | image = | image_size = | other_names = | birth_date = | birth_place = | Curling club = Hamilton & Thornyhill CC<ref>[http://www.hamilton-thornyhill.co.uk/ Hamilton & Thornyhill Curling Club]</ref> | Skip = | Third = | Second = | Lead = | Alternate = | Mixed doubles partner = | Member Association = {{SCO}} | World Championship appearances = 4 ({{WMCC|1964}}, {{WMCC|1972}}, {{WMCC|1974}}, {{WMCC|1979}}) | World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances = | European Championship appearances = 1 ({{EuCC|1979}}) | Olympic appearances = | Other appearances = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates= {{MedalSport | [[Curling]]}} {{MedalCompetition | {{WMCC||World Championships}}}} {{MedalSilver | {{WMCC|1964|1964 Calgary}} | }} {{MedalCompetition | {{EuCC||European Championships}}}} {{MedalGold | {{EuCC|1979|1979 Varese}} | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Scottish Men's Curling Championship|Scottish Men's Championship]]}} {{MedalGold | 1964 Edinburgh<ref name="Personnel">{{cite news|title=Personnel of visiting Scotch Cup rinks|date=March 12, 1964|page=60|newspaper=Calgary Heralad|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74938275/calgary-herald/|accessdate=April 2, 2021}}</ref> | }} {{MedalGold | 1972 | }} {{MedalGold | 1974 | }} {{MedalGold | 1979 | }} }}
'''James Waddell''' (born c. 1937)<ref name="Personnel"/> is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[curling|curler]]. He is a {{EuCC|1979|1979 European champion}} and a {{WMCC|1964|1964 World championship silver medallist}}.<ref>{{worldcurling}}</ref>
Waddell and the entirety of his 1964 Scottish champion rink were farmers from [[Hamilton, Scotland|Hamilton]].<ref name="Personnel"/>
==Teams== ===Men's=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Events |- ! scope="row"| 1963–64 | [[Alex F. Torrance]] || [[Alex A. Torrance]] || [[Robert Kirkland (curler)|Robert Kirkland]] || Jimmy Waddell || [[Scottish Men's Curling Championship|SMCC]] 1964 {{Gold1}}<br />{{WMCC|1964|WCC 1964}} {{Silver2}} |- ! scope="row"| 1971–72 | Alex F. Torrance || Alex A. Torrance || Robert Kirkland || Jimmy Waddell || SMCC 1972 {{Gold1}}<br />{{WMCC|1972|WCC 1972}} (4th) |- ! scope="row"| 1973–74 | Jimmy Waddell || [[Jim Steele (curler)|Jim Steele]] || Robert Kirkland || [[Willie Frame (curler)|Willie Frame]] || SMCC 1974 {{Gold1}}<br />{{WMCC|1974|WCC 1974}} (8th) |- ! scope="row"| 1978–79 | Jimmy Waddell || Willie Frame || [[Jim Forrest (curler)|Jim Forrest]] || [[George Bryan (curler)|George Bryan]] || SMCC 1979 {{Gold1}}<br />{{WMCC|1979|WCC 1979}} (6th) |- ! scope="row"| 1979–80 | Jimmy Waddell || Willie Frame || Jim Forrest || George Bryan || {{EuCC|1979|ECC 1979}} {{Gold1}} |}
===Mixed=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Events |- ! scope="row"| 1987 | Jim Waddell || [[Isobel Waddell]] || [[Alec Torrance]] || [[Isobel Torrance]] || [[Scottish Mixed Curling Championship|SMxCC]] 1987 {{Gold1}} |}
==Private life== His grandson [[Kyle Waddell|Kyle]] is a curler too, a {{WJCC|2013|2013 World Junior champion}} and a {{EuCC|2017|2017 European Championships silver medallist}}. Another grandson [[Craig Waddell|Craig]] is also a curler, and the brothers played together in the {{EuCC|2019|2019 European Championships}}.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Sports links}}
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